Biography
Jacqueline Jeanne Paule Maillan (11 January 1923 - 12 May 1992) was a French actress with a career spanning almost five decades, known primarily for her forty theatre productions, she also appeared in more than fifty films (1947 to 1992) and is remembered as one of the greatest comedic thespians of her generation and even nicknamed "The Louis de Funès in skirt". After working on the classics of French theatre, she excelled in playing exuberant, strong and powerful women in vaudeville and boulevard on stage or in such films as Jean-Marie Poiré's cult Gramps Is in the Resistance (French: Papy fait de la résistance,1983) before pioneering stand-up in France. Her husband Michel Emer, who was Edith Piaf's composer, helped her hide her bisexuality (if not her sole homosexuality) from the public as they lived as a 'free couple' when it was then deeply stigmatized during the 1950s and 1960s. She was made a Chevalier (French: Knight) of the Légion d'honneur and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Source: Article "Jacqueline Maillan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Acted in 50
1990s
- 1992
- 1991
Both Sides of the Street
Mrs. Yvette
- 1990
La Femme fardée
Edma Bautet-Lebrêche
1980s
- 1988
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
Henriette Brulard
To Our Late Husband
Hermione
The Seasons of Pleasure
Jacqueline Garibaldi
- 1987
Lily et Lily
Lily et Déborah Dacosta
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
Mammy
- 1984
Croque-monsieur
Coco Baisos
- 1983
Potiche
Suzanne Pujol
- 1982
Coup de soleil
Valentine
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Madame Fluck
1970s
- 1979
Féfé de Broadway
Maria Brémont
- 1978
Le pont japonais
Sarah Jacoby
- 1976
La facture
Noëlle
- 1974
Madame Sans-Gêne
Catherine Hubscher
Folle Amanda
Amanda
1960s
- 1969
Call Me Mathilde
Mathilde de Blanzac
- 1966
Monsieur le Président Directeur Général
Thérèse
- 1965
The Real Bargain
Maria Ramirez
- 1964
Que personne ne sorte
Adelia Plunkett
How Do You Like My Sister?
Charlotte Varangeot
- 1963
People in Luck
Élisabeth Duchemin (segment "Le Yacht")
- 1962
Tartarin de Tarascon
Mrs. Bézuquet
How to Succeed in Love
Edmée Rondeau
- 1961
On purge bébé
Julie Follavoine
- 1960
The Door Slams
Jacqueline
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine
The Heirs
Chantal
1950s
- 1959
You Have Nothing to Declare?
Gladys Dupont
Julie la rousse
Movie
The Motorcycle Cops
Dance teacher
P.L.M
Madame de La Pimprenelle
- 1958
Vive les vacances
Babette Berkley
Honey, Scare Me
The spy Natacha Dubrovno
- 1957
Burning Fuse
Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper
- 1955
Villa Sans-Souci
Adélaïde Legardon
Les deux font la paire
Olga
- 1954
Peek-a-boo
Mme Maillan, la directrice de la salle
The Sheep Has Five Legs
Figurante
The Scheming Women
une danseuse
- 1953
Appearances14
2020s
- 2020
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1990
1980s
- 1987
Matin Bonheur
Self · 1 episode
- 1984
J'ai deux mots à vous dire
Self
- 1982
1970s
- 1976
- 1975
- 1972
1950s
- 1959
